Twenty-six percent of Mexico’s schools are located less than five kilometers from a contaminated site, more than double the average of 16 other low- and middle-income countries. This is the main conclusion regarding Mexico from a new analysis by the Center for Global Development, a research institute focused on reducing poverty. The study was prepared […]

For nearly three decades, the Mexican agricultural sector found in the United States a constantly expanding market. Since the implementation of NAFTA and later the USMCA, Mexico’s agri-food exports grew year after year until the country became one of the main food suppliers for the U.S. market. That story, however, has begun to change. According […]

The day begins after the Baja California Attorney General’s Office denied on Tuesday the arrest of René Arzate García, alias “La Rana,” a local leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. This came after Attorney General Ma. Elena Andrade Ramírez made statements that could have been interpreted as confirming the alleged capture of the individual. Meanwhile, in […]

On May 18, the General Archive of the Nation (AGN) received a 16th-century document that had been stolen from its facilities more than three decades ago. The item is a payment order dated February 20, 1527; it was handed over by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) as […]

With a range of up to 125 kilometers, the ability to adapt for passenger or cargo transportation, and operating costs lower than those of a motorcycle, Olinia aims to establish itself as the first electric vehicle developed specifically for Mexico’s urban mobility needs. The project, promoted by the Mexican government, was conceived to address the […]

Tired of watching illegal loggers destroy their forests, the residents of San Pedro Atlapulco, in Ocoyoacac, seized several vehicles used for illegal logging and blocked the Mexico–Toluca highway to demand permanent enforcement operations. 💥 This was the cry of a community that refuses to stand by while its forest, water, air, and future are taken […]

In the mythology of the asphalt industry, the story of Rafael C. Quintero offering to pay off Mexico’s foreign debt is often told as a simple anecdote of power and arrogance. However, unofficial records and accounts from the time reveal a logistical detail that makes this proposal even more suffocating: the “Prince” wasn’t planning to […]